Chapter 286: Martial Three Alliance
Just as Kibe Suruga Mamoru hurriedly ran into the Ohiroma of Minowa Castle Honmaru, he saw Nagano Yebo preparing for seppuku.
"Ye Fang Gong, what do you mean by this?!" Mamoru Kibe Suruga immediately stepped forward to stop Nagano Yebo after seeing that he had pulled out of his ribs.
"Kibe Surugamoru, now that it is impossible for the old man to leave Minowa Castle alive, the Eagle Stay Nagano Army will definitely want the old man's life at all costs. You wait for the Mubu people and the Dahu Hall to get out of the city quickly, it's too late! "Nagano Yebo doesn't plan to break out of Minowa Castle.
"If you don't want to leave, even if we escape from the city, what kind of face do we have to face the town government and the palace? Stay in the green mountains, don't worry about no firewood! Kibe Suruga said bitterly.
"Since the Duke of the Town Mansion and the Duke of Jing Man, the Guardian Palace, have appointed the old man to succeed the late brother, then the old man must repay the favor. There are no samurai in the Nagano family who run away without a fight! The city is in the old man, and the old man is dead in the city! "Nagano Yebo is determined to live and die with Minowa Castle.
"Ye Fang Gong, why are you bothering?! The Great Hu Palace, the Imperial Shofu Palace, etc., can all fight hard in Ninomaru to buy time for you to get out. Doesn't that give them chills when you do that? Kibe Suruga Mamoru advised.
"Kibe Suruga Mamoru, you better go and tell them the old man's decision. Let them withdraw from Minowa Castle as soon as possible, and the old man will buy them time! Nagano shook his head and rejected Mamoru Kibe Suruga, intending to fight Nagano to the death.
“······ Yes, sir! After hesitating for a moment, Mamoru Kibe respected Nagano's decision, and then he ran out of Ohiroma without looking back.
After that, more than 30 people, including Hidetsuna Ohohu, Keikane Hita, Shinichi Kibe, Matoshi Kibe, and Mamoru Kibe, were forced to break through after the loss of Ninomaru and went to Sosha Castle via Tomeiya in the eastern part of Minowa Castle. And Honmaru also fell after committing suicide by seppuku in Nagano Yefang, and more than 100 generals were martyred by Nagano Yebo without exception.
On August 3, Minowa Castle fell. The sub-cities around Minowa Castle, Hasakura Castle, Limma Castle, Yamakoda Castle, Imamiya Border Castle, Uchikomori Castle, and Arima Castle are all owned by Nagano Yedori. After learning the news of Nagano's suicide and the fall of Minowa Castle, a large number of retainers of the Nagano family immediately left Ueno with their families and went to Nagano's industry.
After Nagano Yoshitsu entered the main Minowa Castle, the lords of Wada Castle, Yatsu Castle, Eagle's Nest Castle, Odo Castle, Gokan Castle, Tennoyama Castle, Shimana Castle, and Iwabi Castle sent people to congratulate Nagano and recognize his status as the guardian of Ueno, the lord of Minowa Castle, the head of the Nagano clan, the head of the Minowa people, and the head of the Nishi-Ueno flag. Even Takeda Shingen sent a letter congratulating Nagano Yoshitsu on the pacification of the area around Minowa Castle, and also recognized the identity of Nagano Yoshitsu Ueno Guardian, the lord of Minowa Castle, the head of the Nagano clan, the head of the Minowa people, and the head of the Nishi-Ueno flag.
Nagano was very happy to see that the daimyo Takeda Shingen valued him so much. Subsequently, Nagano Yetsu sent a letter to Takeda Shingen, who wanted his eldest son, Nagano Yeren, to marry the princess of the Takeda family and marry the Takeda family. For this reason, Nagano Yoshitsu specially handed over the mining rights of Mt. Honbaikuchi in Azuma County to the Takeda family, and asked the lords of Azuma County to cooperate with the Takeda family in mining. Not only that, but Nagano Yetsu also recognized the identity of the Takeda family's retainer Ashida Yukimori as the lord of Fujioka Castle, and gave him the territory of 1,000 koku around Fujioka Castle.
Seeing that Nagano was so proactive, Takeda Shingen couldn't be stingy himself, and he was well aware of the influence of the Takaru Nagano family in the Nishi-Ueno region. Immediately, Takeda Shingen adopted the daughter of his younger brother Ichichi Shinryu as an adopted daughter, and promised to marry Nagano Yetong's son, Nagano Yeren, as the main room. In addition, Takeda Shingen also arranged for Ichijo Shinryu's retainer Miyake Masaji to serve as the escort of Ichijo Shinryu's daughter to go to Tagaryu Castle with her, so that she could monitor the movements of Nagano Yetsu and others at any time, as well as the movements of the countrymen lords in the Nishi-Ueno region.
At this moment, an uninvited guest from Mikawa suddenly appeared outside Hirai Castle. Because this person's appearance was too suspicious, he was immediately caught in the dungeon of Hirai Castle by the concentric people under the command of Daishi Tsunagen of Hirai Castle. The baggage, luggage, and other belongings carried by this person were all taken away by the Tongxin people and handed over to the court.
"I have the accent of Mikawa and the letters I wrote. It is not so much an epistle as an oath for an alliance. Asadachi was not interested in the samurai from Mikawa and the money on him, but in the contents of the alliance oath. The affidavit also has the words 'Tokugawa Mikawa Moriieyasu' written on it.
Later, Asadaki summoned Yamazaki Hidesen to Ohiroma and handed him the affidavit for him to see.
"My lord, this is clearly an oath that the Tokugawa family, which is entrenched in the Mikawa country, wants to ally with you, and there is also a copy written to the Kanto Governor Kenshin Gong." Yamazaki Hidesen said in surprise after looking at the contents of the affidavit for a while. This is a rare thing, a small daimyo of Tokaido took the initiative to send his retainers to the land of Kanto to form an alliance with the court and Kenshin. At this time, the strength of the Tokugawa family did not even exceed that of the Onodera family in the northeast and northeast, and they were embarrassed to take the initiative to send someone to ask for an alliance. This made Yamazaki Hidesen a little crying and laughing.
"This retainer of the Tokugawa family seems to be still an important minister in the family, and his signature is also on the oath - 'Sakai Saemon Captain Tadaji'" Asadachi couldn't help but laugh when he saw Sakai Tadaji's name.
"Even the Oda family, the backer of the Tokugawa family, doesn't dare to easily make enemies with the Takeda family, doesn't he know the strength of the Takeda family?" Hidesen Yamazaki was a little speechless about this.
"Over the years, Oda Kamisuke has taken in the former ministers of the Noto Naga clan, the Noto Hatakeyama clan, and some of the Vietnamese Chinese lords, and has also married his adopted daughter to Shiro Katsuyori, the young lord of the Takeda family, so as not to have a bad relationship with the Takeda family as much as possible. And this Tokugawa family is really barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes. Chao Ding laughed again after speaking.
"My lord, you can meet this important minister of the Tokugawa family. It is still more advantageous for the family to have a long-distance and close attack. Besides, even if he is the Tokugawa family, he may not be able to swallow the three orders of Junyuansan in one go. Even the Trois-Rivières kingdom under his rule was subject to frequent civil strife. "Yamazaki Hidesen was in favor of an alliance with the Tokugawa family.
"Yes. Let's let Oishi Harima Mamoru release the people first. By the way, let him bathe and change his clothes first, and don't neglect the guests from Sanhe. Chao Ding nodded. If he really formed an alliance with the Tokugawa family, then he would be able to give Tokugawa Ieyasu the task of stabbing the Takeda family in the back. And Takeda Shingen will inevitably be tired of dealing with attacks from the east, north, and west, and in the end it will be good if he can settle one of the three directions. In addition, the Takeda clan had suffered heavy losses due to heavy defeats in several joint battles, so it was unable to mobilize more forces to suppress the rebellion of the countrymen lord and attack the Tokugawa family, and its internal instability would also begin as a result.
After a while, Sakai Tadaji entered the Ohiro room, and instead of bathing and changing, he came to meet Asadachi directly in tattered clothes.
"Foreign minister, Tokugawa family, retainer Sakai Saemon Captain Tadaji, see the town government." After entering Ohiroma, Sakai Tadaji first introduced himself.
"I already know your name from the letters. However, what I wonder is how Tokugawa Mikawamori suddenly thought of forming an alliance with the main family? Isn't there a Oda family as a backer and ally of the Tokugawa family? Chao Ding asked pretending not to know.
"You may not know that it has been a day or two since the Oda Kamisukeden and the Takeda family formed an alliance. However, the Tokugawa family was often invaded by the Takeda family, and some of the national lords of the Mikawa country were shunted by the Takeda family. After all, my lord Tokugawa Mikawa Shouden also had to take into account the face of the Oda Kamisuke Palace, so he endured it for a long time. It's just that now it's unbearable! Now the only ones who can fight with the Takeda family are the town government and the Kanto governor Kenshin Gong. "Tadaji Sakai is telling the truth.
"Oh? So since the Tokugawa family wants to form an alliance with the main family, is it planning to tear up the face with the Takeda family? Chao Ding said after smiling.
"Originally, my lord took the initiative to form an alliance with the Takeda family in order to no longer be under the control of the Imagawa family, but now the Imagawa family no longer dominates Tokaido, but the Takeda family has oppressed us layer by layer after the Imagawa family." Sakai Tadaji said helplessly.
"I can sign the affidavit, and when does Tokugawa Mikawa Mamoru plan to send troops to Takeda? If Tokugawa Mikawa keeps his word and has faith, then I will mediate on the side of Kenshin. "Chao Dingxian plans to take one step at a time.
"Once the two families form an alliance, our lord will raise an army to attack the countrymen lord of Takeda when the foreign minister returns to Mikawa. At that time, we will also need the help of the town government! Sakai Tadaji said with an oath.
"Good." Asada nodded, then picked up the pen and wrote on the oath 'Fujiwara from the three left guard generals and general of the town guard house Asada', and finally stamped the oath with the seal of 'Fujiwara town house Asada'.
In this way, the 'Wusan Alliance' was officially concluded. Even some of the terms attached to the imperial decree, such as the request for the Tokugawa family to send troops to Enoe or Minami Shinano, were signed by Sakai Tadaji as an agent, and he was asked to bring them back to Mikawa and confirm them to Tokugawa Ieyasu.